Cyr/The Colour of Love

"Cyr"/"The Colour of Love"
Single by The Smashing Pumpkins
from the album Cyr
Released	27 August 2020 (2020-08-27)
Recorded	2020
Genre	Alternative rock, synth-pop
Length	4:03 ("Cyr") 4:24 ("The Colour of Love")
Label	Sumerian Records
Songwriter(s)	Billy Corgan James Iha Jimmy Chamberlin Jeff Schroeder[1]
Producer(s)	Billy Corgan
The Smashing Pumpkins singles chronology
"Knights of Malta" (2018) "Cyr"/"The Colour of Love" (2020) "Confessions of a Dopamine Addict / Wrath" (2020)
Music video
"Cyr" on YouTube

"Cyr" and "The Colour of Love" are songs by the American alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins, released as a double-A side single from their eleventh studio album, Cyr. A music video was produced for "Cyr".

Background and recording

"Cyr" and "The Colour of Love" were recorded in Chicago and produced by frontman Billy Corgan.[2]

Music videos

A black and white music video was directed, edited, and colored by Linda Strawberry. She has described the music video as “a goth fever dream of pent up emotion – an artistic visual release attempting to create a momentary escape from the emotional black cloud hanging over all of us this year. A dark seduction filmed in quarantine at a social distance.”[3]

Critical reception

Both songs generally received positive reviews. Consequence of Sound described “Cyr” as "a dance anthem that sounds like Adore meets ABBA", while they described “The Colour of Love” as an "all the midnight anthems within 2000’s Machina". They also added that both tracks "hearken back to Billy Corgan’s salad days, back when he worshipped The Cure on FM radio".[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Cyr"	4:03
2.	"The Colour of Love"	4:24

Personnel

The Smashing Pumpkins

• Jimmy Chamberlin – drums
• Billy Corgan – vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, production
• James Iha – guitar
• Jeff Schroeder – guitar

Additional personnel

• Katie Cole – background vocal
• Sierra Swan – background vocal

Charts

Chart performance for "Cyr"

Chart (2020)	Peak position
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[5]	19
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[6]	35

References

1. "Cyr – The Smashing Pumpkins". DR (broadcaster). Retrieved June 9, 2020.
2. "Smashing Pumpkins Return With 'Cyr' and 'The Colour of Love,' Confirm New Album Is Coming". Billboard. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
3. "The Smashing Pumpkins have released two new songs, Cyr and the Colour of Love". Kerrang. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
4. "The Smashing Pumpkins Share Two New Songs "Cyr" and "The Colour of Love": Stream". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
5. "The Smashing Pumpkins Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
6. "The Smashing Pumpkins Chart History (Rock Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved December 8, 2020.

External links

• "Cyr" video on YouTube
• "The Colour of Your Love" video on YouTube